stairways

IPA/ˈsteə.weɪ/
KK[stˈɛrwˌez]IPA/ˈster.weɪ/

stairways — 名詞

  • stairwayssingular
  • stairwaysesplural

1. a staircase built inside a building that allows people to walk from one floor to

1.名詞A2
釋義

樓梯

建築物內連接各樓層的階梯通道

a staircase built inside a building that allows people to walk from one floor to another

例句

Visitors took the main stairway up to the art gallery on the third floor.

訪客走主樓梯上到三樓的藝術畫廊。

A long, narrow stairway leads from the ground floor to the rooftop garden.

一條又長又窄的樓梯從一樓通往屋頂花園。

stairway + leads from [place] to [place]

同義詞
  • staircase

    interchangeable in most contexts; 'staircase' may emphasize the structure and its design more than the route

  • stairs

    more common in everyday speech; 'stairs' can refer to a single step or the whole set

  • stairwell

    specifically the vertical shaft or enclosed space containing a stairway, not the steps themselves

反義詞
  • elevator

    a powered vertical lift, the alternative to stairs for moving between floors

文法句型

the + stairway(s)

a + stairway

stairway(s) + verb

用法筆記

Often used in the plural form 'stairways' when referring to multiple sets of stairs in a large building, especially for emergency exits or service routes.

常見錯誤

❌The stairways was blocked.
✅The stairways were blocked.
💡'stairways' is a plural countable noun and takes a plural verb.
❌She walked up the stairway of the mountain.
✅She walked up the stairway to her apartment on the third floor.
💡'stairway' refers only to stairs inside a building, not to outdoor mountain paths.